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Communities paying price for federal furloughs

Many Oklahoma communities are also suffering when it comes to federal furloughs. KOCO's Katy Blakey reports.

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Updated: 7:14 PM CDT Jul 19, 2013

Communities paying price for federal furloughs

Many Oklahoma communities are also suffering when it comes to federal furloughs. KOCO's Katy Blakey reports.

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Updated: 7:14 PM CDT Jul 19, 2013

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WEBVTT NEARLY 20-THOUSAND CIVILIAN WORKERS AT OKLAHOMA MILITARY BASES HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED...DUE TO FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS. THOSE FURLOUGHS ARE NOT JUST AFFECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. THEY'RE ALSO HURTING COMMUNITIES WHO DEPEND ON THESE WORKERS. KOCO'S KATY BLAKEY BRINGS US THE DETAILS. KATY'S TINKER EMPLOYS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THAT WORKFORCE FUELED HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES. ON JUST WEEK TWO OF THE FURLOUGHS, SURROUNDING STORES ARE ALREADY FEELING THE AFFECTS. NATS -- Cars going by ... QUICK TRIM. LOW PRICE. MILITARY WELCOME. CLIP 36/Robert Hicks, Tinker Mechanic 11:45 This is just a fresh fade. If you want the freshest fade, you gotta come to Pat's 11:49 A BARBER SHOP -- BUILT ON BUZZ CUTS. CLIP 25 - NATS - 7:24 "This is how its done" - floor shot looking at barber chair CLIP 18/Pat, hairstylist 3:17 Before I tell the customers don't come on Friday. That's the busy day. 3:21 BUT JUST THIS WEEK -- THOSE CUTS... HAVE CUTBACK. CLIP 18/Pat, hairstylist 2:52 Between last week and today. It's very different 2:55 CLIP 36/Robert Hicks 9:48 There's a rumor mill every year that they're going to do this and then this time it happened 9:55 AND IT HAPPENED TO MECHANIC ROBERT HICKS. FURLOUGHS AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE. WORK HOURS FOR NINE-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES -- SLASHED. ACCORDING TO THE UNION -- THAT'S A $1-THOUSAND DOLLAR BLOW TO EACH WORKER'S PAY-CHECK. 10:31 Oh yea, it's taken a chunk out. 10:34 A POTENTIAL 9- MILLION DOLLAR LOSS TO RESTAURANTS AND STORES THAT THRIVED ON MILITARY BUSINESS. ONCE BUSY -- NOW FACED WITH CUTTING BACK. KATY BLAKEY, KOCO 5 NEWS. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FURLOUGHS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL OCTOBER FIRST.

Communities paying price for federal furloughs

Many Oklahoma communities are also suffering when it comes to federal furloughs. KOCO's Katy Blakey reports.